Same.Waiting for streaming regardless. May even wait for included streaming instead of VOD rental. I just cannot care about this movie.
Except it will be on Disney+ and I don't have that.
Same.Waiting for streaming regardless. May even wait for included streaming instead of VOD rental. I just cannot care about this movie.
I’d say they will wait longer than they have been to send it to streaming seeing as The Way of Water has absolutely no competition for roughly 6 weeks. Also Iger may have a different plan for how long to wait for movies to hit streaming than Chapek did.
Additionally, the first box office estimates came out today after tickets went on sale yesterday for Avatar 2, showing an estimated $135-$175M opening with a $475M-$720M projected domestic cume. The Way of Water needs to come out on the high end of that to hit $2B imo (the original Avatar grossed 73% of its revenue from international markets which is why China is so crucial).
Yep. and probably the main reason Disney and Universal co ventured with China to build theme parks there, namely 'favored' status for their new film releases.‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Lands China Theatrical Release
James Cameron's "The Way of Water" has landed a theatrical release in China — a big victory for the 20th Century Studios' film's box office potential.variety.com
In 2009 China had around 4,000 screens.
In 2022, they have over 80,000.
Avatar 2 is the last film under the current deal that will go to HBO Max after theaters. I think the terms of that deal are 45 days minimum, so it could be longer.I'm curious to see how Disney plans to handle the HBO Max aspect. The conditions of the deal between the two studios was that the Fox movies hit streaming 45 days after release. Does Disney have any legal ground to push that back and if they don't, how do they avoid pissing off Cameron with a short window?
It truly cannot be overstated how big this is for the box office potential of the movie.‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Lands China Theatrical Release
James Cameron's "The Way of Water" has landed a theatrical release in China — a big victory for the 20th Century Studios' film's box office potential.variety.com
In 2009 China had around 4,000 screens.
In 2022, they have over 80,000.
I still have mine (all of the Marvel films except the first 2 I have in 3D). You know Avatar 2 will be released in 3D on home video - James Cameron will insist on it.On the 2009 Avatar… it just came back onto Disney+ and after the film had a 4K remaster, I was disappointed to see that they didn’t add the option of watching it in IMAX Enhanced (or hell, even 3D for anyone still hanging onto a 3D TV).
I wouldn’t be surprised if it eventually happens. James Cameron has signaled he may not direct Avatar 5 if the franchise gets approved to go that far.i just...want an Alita sequel
Also, I think people forget exactly why Avatar was such a hit and was able to bring in $133.2M in during re-release between the China re-release last year and this years re-release across the rest of the world.I've talked about this in different places, but I think this is the perfect movie in a recession. It's lengthy, so there's perceived value for money, it's a near perfect visual spectacle, probably like we haven't seen in a long time, and it's James Cameron. Those ingredients just feel like lightning in a bottle.
The only way it fails is a 5% on Rotten Tomatoes. I don't think it has to be great; just good enough. At the end of the day I still think optimists are probably wrong, but the haters much more so, especially in a year when Top Gun: Maverick, of all films, was such an unlikely success.
Yep. and probably the main reason Disney and Universal co ventured with China to build theme parks there, namely 'favored' status for their new film releases.
That was Tokyo I believe.And for how much this film rides on China's Box Office, none of the theme parks there have Pandora. Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't they offered Pandora and turned it down?
The review embargo lifts December 6th, 10 days before the movie releases. First reaction is out though from a notable director...
The review embargo lifts December 6th, 10 days before the movie releases. First reaction is out though from a notable director...
I know it's not the popular consensus, but I enjoyed the story for the most part in the original. I can concede that some improvements wouldn't be a bad thing, but it was still good enough and emotional enough to where I consistently enjoy it every time I watch it. The worst part of the script imo is that it basically turns into a white savior movie along the way.But no mention of the story... thats what they really need to improve on the original.